Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition - MRI in the Fight Against Infectious Diseases in Africa: Challenges, Findings, and Impact

MRI in the Fight Against Infectious Diseases in Africa: Challenges, Findings, and Impact

Weekend Course

Cross-Organ

Saturday, 09 May 2026

Ballroom West

13:00 - 17:00

Moderators: Julien Savatovsky & Christelle Ackermann

Session Number: 105-02

No CME/CE Credit

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This MRI education course explores the critical role of MRI in combating infectious diseases across Africa. It begins with an overview of prevalent infections such as malaria, HIV, TB, and parasitic diseases. Subsequent talks cover imaging findings in pediatrics and cardiac and pulmonary imaging, highlighting clinical contexts, imaging techniques, diagnostic findings, and regional challenges. After a short break, the course continues with sessions on neuroimaging in the setting of infectious diseases, musculoskeletal infections, and abdominal and pelvic imaging.

Skill Level: Basic

13:00		105-02-001. Introduction to Infections in Africa and Implications in Pediatrics Victoria Nankabirwa Makerere University and Vilirana Hospital, Uganda, Uganda
13:30		105-02-002. MRI of Infections in Pediatrics Nasreen Mahomed University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
14:00		105-02-003. MRI of Pulmonary Infections Tanyia Pillay UCT, Cape Town, South Africa
14:30 - 15:00 — Break
15:00		105-02-005. Neuroimaging of Infectious Diseases in Africa Godwin Ogbole University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
15:30		105-02-006. MRI of Musculoskeletal Infections in Africa Sang Hoon Lee Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
16:00		105-02-007. Abdominal and Pelvic MRI for Infectious Diseases Paul Scholtz Morton and Partners Radiologists, South Africa